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Anger's Castle is a fine example of feudal archirtecture and hosts a superb collection of tapestries.
Round towers, streaked with somber schiste and white stones, are a perfect example of feudal architecture. The chateau, built between 1228 and 1238 by Saint Louis, was almost demolished by Henri III, during the religious wars. By chance the governor was happy to decrown the towers and lay them on the terrace. Once inside, you will see a 15C chapel with finely sculpted Gothic doors, and the royal dwelling which houses a Mural of the Passion and several mille-fleurs style tapestries, one of which is the admirable Lady on the Organ.
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But this is eclipsed by the famous Mural of the Apocalypse, the oldest, which has been passed on from Queen Mathilda in Bayeux. In a specially designed building, this immense mural, convincingly carried out between 1373 and 1383 from sketches of Hennequin de Bruges, faithfully interprets the texte of Saint Jean. Six works each present a central character with two strips of sevent paintings the base of which is in the form of a read and blue chequer board. There are two long borders, one representing heaven, which is full of angels and one Earth, dotted with flowers. What is particulary interesting: the bad characters are often given English characteristics! No words can do this work justice. You have to see it and let the beauty of this masterpiece fill your soul.
Whilst having a walk in the town of Angers, stop at the Pince Hotel. This Renaissance hotel plays host to the Turpin-de-Criss museum. This painter (1772-1859) along with Chambellan de Josphine bequeathed to the museum collections of Greek and Etruscan vases, an Egyptian collection and most noteworthy some Japanese and Chinese ceramics, masks and etchings.
Also, don't miss the Adam House. Lop-sided and gutted, this 16C house with wood-panels and pillars decorated with many sculpted characters, is believed to take its name from the apple tree which seems to prop up the angled turret and which previously bore two statues of Adam and Eve. However, the owner in the 18C was called Michel Adam. The house is one of the most famous sights of Angers.
